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President Kang Joon-suk of Busan Port Authority (BPA). (Photos: BPA)Busan Port Authority (BPA) carried out ship-to-ship methanol bunkering and unloading for a methanol-driven container ship, successfully verifying the nation’s first concurrent work at New Port on Sept. 8, BPA said. It was in N…
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President Lee Kyung-gyu of Incheon Port Authority (IPA). (Photos: IPA) Incheon Port Authority (IPA) handled 301,013 TEUs in container traffic volumes in August, a 5.7 percent rise over the same month of 2023. The figure represents the best-ever monthly container flow volume as container tr…
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President Park Sung-hyun of Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority (YGPA). (Photos: YGPA)Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority (YGPA) said in September that YGPA attracted the Sinokor Merchant Marine’s new container liner service for the Busan-Thailand-Saigon route to Gwangyang Port. Three ships, each with a…
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President Song Byeong-eok of Sudokwon Landfill Site Management Corp. (SLC) (Photos: SLC)The 2024 Dreampark Chrysanthemum Festival, which opened in the wild-flower complex area of Sudokwon Landfill Management Corp. (SLC) for a 13-day run on Oct. 2, ended in great success with a concert for neighborho…
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Notables, including Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon attend the opening ceremony of Smart Life Week (SLW), the city’s first information and communications technology (ICT) exposition held at COEX in Seoul on Oct. 10. (Photo: SMG) On Oct. 10, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon announced that he will realize his visi…
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Incheon Mayor Yoo Jeong-bok talks with Faisal Bin Abdulaziz Bin Ayyaf, mayor of the Riyadh region, Saudi Arabia, during their meeting at Incheon City Hall on Oct. 11. (Photo: Incheon Metropolitan City)A delegation led by Faisal Bin Abdulaziz Bin Ayyaf, mayor of the Riyadh region, Saudi Arabia, visit…
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Minister Won Hee-ryong of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOLIT) poses with MOLIT officials in front of the MOLIT building on Dec. 22 after delivering his farewell speech.Minister Won Hee-ryong of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOLIT) is ending his one year and seven month s…
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Minister Park Jin of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs poses with U.S. State Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko prior to their meeting on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly Meeting in New York on Sept. 22. (Photo: MOFA)The geopolitical situation has been un…
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(from left) Deputy Prime Minister-MOEF Minister-nominee Choi Sang-mok,; Park Sang-woo, minister-nominee of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation (MOLIT),; Song Mi-ryung, minister-nominee of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA),; Kang Do-hyung, minister-nomine…
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Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon poses with children for a photo while attending a ceremony to open SMG-run first outlet of the Seoul-type Kids’ Café on Nov. 22.The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) said on Nov. 29 SMG plans to designate children’s homes in the wake of the effects of the country’s l…
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Chairman Kim Ki-moon of Korea Federation of Small and Medium Business (KBIZ) poses with President & CEO Mohammad Ali Rashed Lootah of Dubai Chambers after they discussed ways of promoting exchanges and cooperation at Dubai Chambers on Feb. 7. (Ph…
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Amorepacific Group logged 4,259.9 billion won in sales and 249.3 billion won in operating profit last year. The figures represent a 5.9 percent year-on-year rise and a 64 percent year-on-year jump compared to 2023. The high growth rate of t…
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A view of the redesigned Genesis GV60 whose sale was launched in Korea on March 6. (Photo: Hyundai Motor)Sales of the redesigned Genesis GV60 in Korea started on March 6, showcasing more power and state-of-the-art luxury features.It’s the first time…
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A view of “Bibigo Yugjeubgadeug Mandu,” stuffed with chunks of meat and vegetables, and products of the instant rice brand “Hetbahn Sotbahn,” released by CJ Cheiljedang. (Photos: CJ Cheiljedang)CJ Cheiljedang released “Bibigo Yugjeubgadeug Mandu…
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